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Here's The Top Ten Most Popular Streaming Services This Year

Netflix still leads all streaming video services by total subscribers, according to a new report by Parks Associates. That's followed by Amazon Prime, Hulu, MLB.TV, WWE Network, Sling TV, HBO Now, Crunchyroll, Showtime, and CBS All Access, according to the company's compilation of multiple consumer surveys, network traffic data, and reported OTT video service provider information. The company is quick to point out that 63% of US broadband households now subscribe to an OTT video service, up from 57% at the beginning of 2015.

From the article "Here's the Top Ten Most Popular Streaming Services This Year" by Karl Bode.

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